What do you do with an old/used laptop?

Question

If I want to sell it outright, how do I get all of my information erased from it? Or is there a place that buys, reconfigures and resells laptops?

It is a Sony Vaio with Windows Millennium. I bought it in late 2001

It is in excellent condition, but the REAL problem is: I can't load any software onto it...it says that I need my original Windows ME cd-rom, and I do not have it. So, I can't install my mp3 player or anything else on it. I also wanted to upgrade to XP, but couldn't do that either without either the cd-rom or spending a couple hundred $$

Answer 1

you can just reformat it. put in your operating system cd and restart your computer. the setup program should start and then ask you if you want to repair the os or reformat it. reformat it. if you're not sure, take it to a computer repair shop and i'm sure they can help you.

Answer 2

well depends on the specifications of the laptop since if its really old its not worth selling and best putting in the bin, but to remove all data i would advise getting a program like drivescrubber.
http://www.iolo.com/ds/
then u can put them on ebay etc

Answer 3

Well what I did was take my OLD/Used laptop apart to C what was going on in there and if it was viable 2 try and upgrade or use parts 4 other configurations...Why...cause its only another toy right...How old and how used???...Or just go here...{:-{}.

Answer 4

If you want to be sure everything is delete do it yourself but most people buying it will want some software on it too.

Answer 5

first... take a pic and load it to your computer(not ur laptop) and go to e-bay!(lol)

Answer 6

recycle